DIMITRAKOULIS BYRONAS

Byron Dimitrakoulis

He was born in Athens in 1967.

Studies:

• 1985-1990: Political Science at the University of Athens.
• 1992: Ceramics Technology with Costas Tarkasis.
• 1993: Open Fire Seminar with Gherhild Tchachler-Nagy.

Group exhibitions:

• 1993: Biennial Europea de Ceramica, Manis, Spain.
• 1993-95-96-97-98: “Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramics”, Maroussi, Greece.
• 1994: “From soil and fire: 8 Contemporary Greek Ceramists”, Athens-Volos-Chania-Aalborg, Denmark.
• 1996: “1st International Pottery Triennial-Cup 96”, Belgrade, Serbia.
• 1996: “Center of Greek Culture”, London, England.
• 1997: Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award, Auckland, New Zealand.
• 2001: “Exhibition of 30 Greek Ceramists”, Vallauris, France.
• 2002: “Maroussi-Faenza”, Maroussi, Greece.
• 2014: “Travel”, space “ATTILIO-Intimate Art”.
• 2016: “From wood to paper… and not only”, space “ATTILIO-Intimate Art”.
• 2016: “Four stories with flowers and birds”, space “ATTILIO-Intimate Art”.
• 2016: “Light and Transparency”, space “ATTILIO-Intimate Art”

Personal Exhibitions:

• 1994: “ATTILIO-Intimate Art”, Athens. 1997: “Antinor”, Athens.
• 2014: “Musicians”, space “ATTILIO-Intimate Art”.

Awards / Distinctions:

• 1995 & 1996: Praise, Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramics.
• 1997 & 1998: Third Prize, Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramics, Athens.
• 2013: Third Prize, Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramics, Athens.

Member of the Artistic Chamber of Greece since 1995.

In 1999 he worked for the first time on metal – aluminum and brass – while in 2001 he designs jewelry in silver 925^o. In 2008 he worked with wood for the first time.